Susceptibility of central hardwood trees to stem breakage due to ice glazing

KaDonna Randolph

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Susceptibility of central hardwood trees to stem breakage due to ice glazing

Informally Refereed

Authors:

KaDonna Randolph

Year:

2014

Type:

Abstract

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Groninger, John W.; Holzmueller, Eric J.; Nielsen, Clayton K.; Dey, Daniel C., eds. Proceedings, 19th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2014 March 10-12; Carbondale, IL. General Technical Report NRS-P-142. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 351-352.

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Abstract

During January 26-28, 2009, a winter storm dropped a mix of rain, ice, and snow from Texas across the Ohio River Valley and into New England. The storm caused multiple fatalities and millions of dollars of property damage and was called "the biggest natural disaster in modern Kentucky history" (Brammer and Funk 2009: 13). The storm disturbed an estimated 2.4 million acres of forest land across the central United States, including 2.1 million acres in Arkansas and Kentucky (Miles 2013). Ice accumulations up to 2.0 inches thick caused extensive damage to trees throughout the region.

Parent Publication

Proceedings 19th Central Hardwood Forest Conference

Citation

Randolph, KaDonna C. 2014. Susceptibility of central hardwood trees to stem breakage due to ice glazing. In: Groninger, John W.; Holzmueller, Eric J.; Nielsen, Clayton K.; Dey, Daniel C., eds. Proceedings, 19th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2014 March 10-12; Carbondale, IL. General Technical Report NRS-P-142. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 351-352.